Pronouns
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
Megan and me love soda and her and me have soda regularly.
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
Megan and me love soda and her and me have soda regularly.
Me love soda
I love soda
Her has soda
She has soda
Me has soda
I have soda
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
Megan and me love soda and her and me have soda regularly.
Me love soda
I love soda
Her has soda
She has soda
Me has soda
I have soda
Megan and I love soda and she and I have soda regularly.
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
The package was for Karen and she.
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
The package was for Karen and she.
The package was for she
The package was for her
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
The package was for Karen and she.
The package was for she
The package was for her
The package was for Karen and her.
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
A TV program on dental health started making she and I
rethink our habits.
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
A TV program on dental health started making she and I
rethink our habits.
…started making she rethink
…started making her rethink
…started making I rethink
…started making me rethink
Tip #1
Eliminate the Compound
A TV program on dental health started making she and I
rethink our habits.
…started making she rethink
…started making her rethink
…started making I rethink
…started making me rethink
A TV program on dental health started making her and me
rethink our habits.
Tip #2
Object pronoun in prepositional phrases
about
above
across
after
against
among
around
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but
by
despite
down
for
from
in
into
like
near
of
off
on
over
past
to
toward
under
until
upon
with
Tip #2
Object pronoun in prepositional phrases
Between you and I
Between you and me
To who it may concern
To whom it may concern
Tip #3
Subject pronoun in comparisons
He is taller than me.
Tip #3
Subject pronoun in comparisons
He is taller than me.
He is taller than me am.
He is taller than I am.
Tip #3
Subject pronoun in comparisons
He is taller than me.
He is taller than me am.
He is taller than I.
He is taller than I am.
Tip #3
Subject pronoun in comparisons
She is younger than us.
Tip #2
Subject pronoun in comparisons
She is younger than us.
She is younger than us are
She is younger than we are
Tip #2
Subject pronoun in comparisons
She is younger than us.
She is younger than us are
She is younger than we.
She is younger than we are
Tip #2
Subject pronoun in comparisons
We work as hard as them.
Tip #2
Subject pronoun in comparisons
We work as hard as them.
We work as hard as them do We work as hard as they do
Tip #3
Subject pronoun in comparisons
We work as hard as them.
We work as hard as them do We work as hard as they do
We work as hard as they.
Tip #4
Who / Whom - Look at the word following
Verbs follow Who (subject pronoun)
Pronouns follow Whom (object pronoun)
Tip #4
Who / Whom - Look at the word following
I know someone ____ likes school cafeteria food.
Tip #4
Who / Whom - Look at the word following
I know someone ____ likes school cafeteria food.
Likes - a verb, it needs a subject
Tip #4
Who / Whom - Look at the word following
I know someone ____ likes school cafeteria food.
Likes - a verb, it needs a subject
I know someone who likes school cafeteria food.
Tip #4
Who / Whom - Look at the word following
What you know is not as important as ____ you know.
Tip #4
Who / Whom - Look at the word following
What you know is not as important as ____ you know.
You - a pronoun, needs an object pronoun
Tip #4
Who / Whom - Look at the word following
What you know is not as important as ____ you know.
You - a pronoun, needs an object pronoun
What you know is not as important as whom you know.
Tip #5
Two antecedents take a plural pronoun
Sonia and Dave say they will attend.
Tip #5
Two antecedents take a plural pronoun
Sonia and Dave say they will attend.
Look for “and”
Tip #6
Alternative antecedents: or/nor
Neither Sam nor his friends lost ____ way.
Tip #6
Alternative antecedents: or/nor
Neither Sam nor his friends lost ____ way.
Look at antecedent closest to pronoun
Friends - plural, needs a plural pronoun
Tip #6
Alternative antecedents: or/nor
Neither Sam nor his friends lost ____ way.
Look at antecedent closest to pronoun
Friends - plural, needs a plural pronoun
Neither Sam nor his friends lost their way.
Tip #5
Alternative antecedents: or/nor
Neither his friends nor Sam lost ____ way.
Tip #5
Alternative antecedents: or/nor
Neither his friends nor Sam lost ____ way.
Look at antecedent closest to pronoun
Sam - singular, needs a singular pronoun
Tip #5
Alternative antecedents: or/nor
Neither his friends nor Sam lost ____ way.
Look at antecedent closest to pronoun
Sam - singular, needs a singular pronoun
Neither his friends nor Sam lost his way.
Tip #7
Collective singular nouns - singular pronouns
Army
Assembly
Audience
Board
Class
Club
Committee
Crowd
Faculty
Family
Fleet
Flock
Herd
Jury
Majority
Number Team
Public
Troop
Squadron
Staff
Swarm
Tip #7
Collective singular nouns - singular pronouns
The jury is doing ___ best to follow the judge’s directions.
Tip #7
Collective singular nouns - singular pronouns
The jury is doing ___ best to follow the judge’s directions.
Jury - collective singular noun
its - singular / their - plural
Tip #7
Collective singular nouns - singular pronouns
The jury is doing ___ best to follow the judge’s directions.
Jury - collective singular noun
its - singular / their - plural
The jury is doing its best to follow the judge’s directions.
Tip #8
Indefinite pronouns - Singular pronouns
Always Singular
anybody
anyone
anything
each (of)
either (of)
everybody
everyone
everything
much
neither (of)
nobody
no one
May Be Singular or Plural
all
any
none
some
Tip #8
Indefinite pronouns - Singular prounouns
Everybody practices ______ lines.
Tip #8
Indefinite pronouns - Singular pronouns
Everybody practices ______ lines.
Everybody - indefinite pronoun
his or her - singular / their - plural
Tip #8
Indefinite pronouns - Singular pronouns
Everybody practices ______ lines.
Everybody - indefinite pronoun
his or her - singular / their - plural
Everybody practices his or her lines.
Tip #8
Indefinite pronouns - Singular pronouns
Each child and adult was ______ own authority.
Tip #8
Indefinite pronouns - Singular pronouns
Each child and adult was ______ own authority.
Each - indefinite pronoun
his or her - singular / their - plural
Tip #8
Indefinite pronouns - Singular pronouns
Each child and adult was ______ own authority.
Each - indefinite pronoun
his or her - singular / their - plural
Each child and adult was his or her own authority.
1. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The company laid off all of __________
employees.
A) them
B) their’s
C) their
D) none of the above
1. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The company laid off all of __________
employees.
A) them
B) their’s
C) their
D) none of the above; the correct answer
is its.
2. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The twins decided to wear _______ new
shoes out of the store.
A) his
B) their
C) their’s
D) none of the above
2. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The twins decided to wear _______ new
shoes out of the store.
A) his
B) their
C) their’s
D) none of the above
3. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
We admired his beer can collection, so he
left it to ___ and ___ in his will.
A) I / she
B) I / her
C) me / her
D) me / she
3. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
We admired his beer can collection, so he
left it to ___ and ___ in his will.
A) I / she
B) I / her
C) me / her
D) me / she
4. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
No one wants to have _______ identity
stolen.
A) their
B) his or her
C) its
D) none of the above
4. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
No one wants to have _______ identity
stolen.
A) their
B) his or her
C) its
D) none of the above
5. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
Each of the sisters had _______ own
bedroom.
A) their
B) her
C) its
D) none of the above
5. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
Each of the sisters had _______ own
bedroom.
A) their
B) her
C) its
D) none of the above
7. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The audience booed when ___ realized that
the singer was tone-deaf and hoarse.
A) it
B) he
C) they
D) none of the above
7. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The audience booed when ___ realized that
the singer was tone-deaf and hoarse.
A) it
B) he
C) they
D) none of the above
8. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
___ and ____ found true love via the
Lovers-R-Us.com online dating service.
A) Her / me
B) Her / I
C) She / I
D) She / me
8. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
___ and ____ found true love via the
Lovers-R-Us.com online dating service.
A) Her / me
B) Her / I
C) She / I
D) She / me
9. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
He is the man ___ we can thank for
acquiring many of the artifacts.
A) who
B) whom
9. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
He is the man ___ we can thank for
acquiring many of the artifacts.
A) who
B) whom
10. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
You have probably heard more of them than
___, but I’ll tell some anyway.
A) I
B) me
10. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
You have probably heard more of them than
___, but I’ll tell some anyway.
A) I
B) me
11. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The band always ends ____ concert with
lively tuba solo.
A) them
B) theirs
C) their
D) its
11. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The band always ends ____ concert with
lively tuba solo.
A) them
B) theirs
C) their
D) its
12. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The dog brought the ball back to Claudia
and ____.
A) I
B) they
C) me
D) none of the above
12. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The dog brought the ball back to Claudia
and ____.
A) I
B) they
C) me
D) none of the above
13. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
Neither the bridesmaids nor the bride could
control ____ giggles during the ceremony.
A) their
B) her
C) its
D) none of the above
13. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
Neither the bridesmaids nor the bride could
control ____ giggles during the ceremony.
A) their
B) her
C) its
D) none of the above
14. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
Johnny Depp is the actor _____ played
Edward Scissorhands.
A) who
B) whom
C) whose
D) none of the above
14. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
Johnny Depp is the actor _____ played
Edward Scissorhands.
A) who
B) whom
C) whose
D) none of the above
15. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The person with ____ you spoke no longer
works at this office.
A) who
B) whom
15. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
The person with ____ you spoke no longer
works at this office.
A) who
B) whom
16. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
Each of the women wanted ____ groceries
bagged in paper instead of plastic.
A) their
B) her
C) theirs
D) hers
16. Choose the correct pronoun to
complete this sentence.
Each of the women wanted ____ groceries
bagged in paper instead of plastic.
A) their
B) her
C) theirs
D) hers